Five companies have applied with the Medicines Authority to cultivate and grow cannabis for medical and research purposes, Julia Farrugia Portelli told parliament.
The information was tabled in reply to a parliamentary question by PN MP Claudio Grech. Farrugia Portelli is tourism minister but also has under her portfolio the Medicines Authority.
Grech asked Farrugia Portelli to cite the number of companies awarded a license to cultivate medical cannabis, and the location of the facility where it will be grown.
The Medicines Authority is currently reviewing documentation submitted and carrying out inspections related to the submission of five applications. She made no reference to locations for the prospective facilities.
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